Well, here are few facts to help answer that question.
Since the beginning of the modern era (the first Super Bowl and the advent of Howard Cosell) we have tracked the biggest doormat from each league/conference, and through detailed statistical analysis, and a few spins of the frozen turkey, have determined the NFL/NFC and AFL/AFC Doormat Champions and each year's winner of the Moldy Carpet Trophy in the Doormat Bowl.
You can see the complete list here: Doormat Champion History.
Here are the teams with the most appearances in the Doormat Bowl:
AFC
Kansas City- 6
Houston- 6 (once as Texans)
Buffalo- 5
Cinncinati-5
New England- 4
NFC
New Orleans- 7
Tampa Bay- 6 (once as an AFC, but 6 total)
Arizona (Phoenix, never at St. Louis)- 5
Atlanta- 4
Detroit- 4
NY Giants- 4
And the teams with the most Moldy Carpet Trophies are
Houston- 5 (all as the Oilers)
New Orleans- 3
New England- 3
Detroit- 3
Buffalo- 3
Tampa Bay- 3
From these numbers, it's hard to call an all-time doormat
champion, but Houston is a strong favorite with 6 AFC Doormat
championships and 5 Moldy Carpets. However, New Orleans (7 and 3) and
Tampa Bay (6 and 3) are close. Kansas City has 6 appearances in the Doormat Bowl, but couldn't get the loss.
By the way, the only two perfect Doormat Seasons are Tampa Bay (0-14) in 1976 and Detroit (0-16) in 2008.
We will be posting final season standings and other stats later.
Maybe then we can do a little more analysis to determine who is really
the Worst City in the NFL
